Improvement in apparatus for puddling iron



1 Apparatus for Paddling Iron. 110,148,112. Parentedmarchs-1874. @f- 1 1 Wimesses: I Inventor: MM. l rf/ Per M Attorneys.

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J. DAVIES. Apparatus for Puddling Iron. N0.\48,H2, Patented March 3.1874.

Unrrnn @raras n'rnnfr @rrion JOSEPH DAVIES, 0F KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

IMPRQVEWIENT IN APPARATUS FSR PUDDLING IRCN..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. lll, i12., dated March 3, 1874; application filed August 9, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrn Dnvrns, 'of Knoxville, in the county of Kn'ox and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved Piuldling-Furnace, of which the following is a specification The invention will rst be fully described,

.and then pointed out in the claim.

Figure l is partly a plan view and partly a horizontal section of my improved puddlingfurnace. Fig; 2 is a sectional elevation taken on the line .fr x of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken on the line y y.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the puddling-hearth, Which is made in the form of a circular cup or tub, and arranged with its top tted closely against the short cylindrical part B of the top C of the puddlng-furnace. This hearth is fitted on a pivot, D, at the center of its bottom, in a vertically-adjustable step, E, and near the outer edge it rests on rollers F instationary supports, so as to be revolved horizontally, for which it is provided With a toothed rim, G, with which a bevel-pinion, H, gears, said pinion being driven by a belt, I, from the drivin g-shaft J. The step E screws up and down in the pedestal K, to regulate the pressure of the heartlrtop at its joint with the bottom B ci' the furnace-top. M is the nre-place; N, the opening leading from it to the hearth; O, the escape-passage5- and P, the chimney. The passages O and P are made through the sides ot the stationary part of the furnace. This portion has also a large openino, Q, for putting in and taking out the iron, and smaller holes R for the puddling-tools S and T, which are Worked by power apparatus to manipulate the iron as it is brought to them by the revolving hearth. The tool S is attached to a slide, U, and has a reciprocating motion imparted to it by the cranked Wheel V and connecting-rod W. The tool T has a rotary motion, Which is imparted to it by the shaft X, to Which it is attached, and said shaft is turned by a bevel-pinion, Z, which gears with the cranked Wheel V.. Said pinion is arranged to shift out and in gear, and` is provided With a shiftinglever, Z1, to shift it as required, for it is sometimes only needed to Work the reciprocating puddling- Y tool. The cranked Wheel V is driven from the main driving-shaft J by a belt, Z2, and pulleys. By the rotation ofthe hearth in this Way the puddling-tools can be Worked by power in a simple Way, because the iron is brought to them by the hearth; and by using power-driven tools the puddlers labor is very much lessened.

Having thus described my invention, ll claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent- The combination, with a revolving furnace, of two puddling-tools, S I, the one revolving and the other reciprocating therein, as and for the purpose described.

' JOSEPH DAVIES. Vitiiesses T. D. THOMAS, Trios. R. Pinon. 

